Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
Hi To be consistent between Internet Explorer and Firefox, you can use control+l in both of them to open a web page and the http: is not required. Mike -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike Barbara In Arcadia Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 01:46 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox Hi Don, Thank you very much for this very helpful information. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was pressing,Control + O, for webpages, instead of, Control + L. For those who might not know what I am talking about. In Internett Explorer when you want to open a new webpage you invoke the Control + o, keystroke, then type in the URL where you want to go press enter. In Firefox you invoke the, Control + L, keystroke, then type in the URL you want press enter. Invoking the Control + O, keystroke in Firefox, is the keystroke for opening specific files. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
Hi Mike, Thank you very much for the helpful tip. Take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Mike O'Brien To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 9:57 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox Hi To be consistent between Internet Explorer and Firefox, you can use control+l in both of them to open a web page and the http: is not required. Mike -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike Barbara In Arcadia Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 01:46 To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox Hi Don, Thank you very much for this very helpful information. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was pressing,Control + O, for webpages, instead of, Control + L. For those who might not know what I am talking about. In Internett Explorer when you want to open a new webpage you invoke the Control + o, keystroke, then type in the URL where you want to go press enter. In Firefox you invoke the, Control + L, keystroke, then type in the URL you want press enter. Invoking the Control + O, keystroke in Firefox, is the keystroke for opening specific files. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
Hi Don, Thank you very much for this very helpful information. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was pressing,Control + O, for webpages, instead of, Control + L. For those who might not know what I am talking about. In Internett Explorer when you want to open a new webpage you invoke the Control + o, keystroke, then type in the URL where you want to go press enter. In Firefox you invoke the, Control + L, keystroke, then type in the URL you want press enter. Invoking the Control + O, keystroke in Firefox, is the keystroke for opening specific files. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
I just press F6 to get to the address bar to enter a new address. This works in IE and Firefox. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 1:46 PM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi Don, Thank you very much for this very helpful information. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was pressing,Control + O, for webpages, instead of, Control + L. For those who might not know what I am talking about. In Internett Explorer when you want to open a new webpage you invoke the Control + o, keystroke, then type in the URL where you want to go press enter. In Firefox you invoke the, Control + L, keystroke, then type in the URL you want press enter. Invoking the Control + O, keystroke in Firefox, is the keystroke for opening specific files. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
Hi don, Thank you for the extra tip. Take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox I just press F6 to get to the address bar to enter a new address. This works in IE and Firefox. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 1:46 PM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi Don, Thank you very much for this very helpful information. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was pressing,Control + O, for webpages, instead of, Control + L. For those who might not know what I am talking about. In Internett Explorer when you want to open a new webpage you invoke the Control + o, keystroke, then type in the URL where you want to go press enter. In Firefox you invoke the, Control + L, keystroke, then type in the URL you want press enter. Invoking the Control + O, keystroke in Firefox, is the keystroke for opening specific files. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
I just do alt d and type in the address, for example, alt d and jaws-users.com www.BlindAccessTraining.com -Original Message- From: jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com [mailto:jaws-users-list-boun...@jaws-users.com] On Behalf Of Mike Barbara In Arcadia Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 10:46 AM To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox Hi Don, Thank you very much for this very helpful information. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was pressing,Control + O, for webpages, instead of, Control + L. For those who might not know what I am talking about. In Internett Explorer when you want to open a new webpage you invoke the Control + o, keystroke, then type in the URL where you want to go press enter. In Firefox you invoke the, Control + L, keystroke, then type in the URL you want press enter. Invoking the Control + O, keystroke in Firefox, is the keystroke for opening specific files. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
Don, I once was briefly aware of that ctrl+enter keystroke and what it does, bud had long forgotten. thanks for the reminder. - Original Message - From: Don Marang donald.mar...@gmail.com To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:28 PM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox I just press F6 to get to the address bar to enter a new address. This works in IE and Firefox. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 1:46 PM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi Don, Thank you very much for this very helpful information. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was pressing,Control + O, for webpages, instead of, Control + L. For those who might not know what I am talking about. In Internett Explorer when you want to open a new webpage you invoke the Control + o, keystroke, then type in the URL where you want to go press enter. In Firefox you invoke the, Control + L, keystroke, then type in the URL you want press enter. Invoking the Control + O, keystroke in Firefox, is the keystroke for opening specific files. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
In firefox, you can also use ALT + D to move the focus to the address bar. HTH. Glen On 11-Jul-11 3:46 am, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi Don, Thank you very much for this very helpful information. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was pressing,Control + O, for webpages, instead of, Control + L. For those who might not know what I am talking about. In Internett Explorer when you want to open a new webpage you invoke the Control + o, keystroke, then type in the URL where you want to go press enter. In Firefox you invoke the, Control + L, keystroke, then type in the URL you want press enter. Invoking the Control + O, keystroke in Firefox, is the keystroke for opening specific files. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox
alt+d also works in Internet explorer. Doris At 07:12 PM 7/10/2011, you wrote: In firefox, you can also use ALT + D to move the focus to the address bar. HTH. Glen On 11-Jul-11 3:46 am, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi Don, Thank you very much for this very helpful information. I figured out what I was doing wrong. I was pressing,Control + O, for webpages, instead of, Control + L. For those who might not know what I am talking about. In Internett Explorer when you want to open a new webpage you invoke the Control + o, keystroke, then type in the URL where you want to go press enter. In Firefox you invoke the, Control + L, keystroke, then type in the URL you want press enter. Invoking the Control + O, keystroke in Firefox, is the keystroke for opening specific files. Thanks again, take care. Mike - Original Message - From: Don Marang To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 9:29 AM Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] IE versus Firefox In both browsers I use a shortcut. Just type in the jaws-users portion of the address (without the quotes) and hit Control + Enter. This will prefix the necessary http://www.; and append the .com portions of the address. This however, only works with ,.com addresses. *Don Marang* Vinux Software Development Coordinator - vinuxproject.org http://www.vinuxproject.org/ There is just so much stuff in the world that, to me, is devoid of any real substance, value, and content that I just try to make sure that I am working on things that matter. -- Dean Kamen On 7/10/2011 7:02 AM, Mike Barbara In Arcadia wrote: Hi All, When I am using IE type in a URL, I only have to type, www.jaws-users.com, but, when I am running Firefox, I have to type, http://www.jaws-users.com. Can anyone tell me if there is something I can check or uncheck in Firefox that will put in the http:// for me automatically like IE does? All advice will be greatly appreciated. Thanks much, take care. Mike For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/ For answers to frequently asked questions about this list visit: http://www.jaws-users.com/help/
